Polaroid EE100 Special shutter problems - fixable?

[Norkusa]

I have two Polaroid EE100 Special cameras and they both have the same problem. Shutter doesn't trip 99% of the time. Sometimes when I take the batteries out and put them back in, the shutter will fire 4 or 5 times. But after that, it'll stop working again.

I'm using fresh batteries and the contacts are clean. I just don't get why the shutter acts like this on both of my cameras. A common problem with the EE100's and is it fixable?

EDIT: Okay, I just put a pair of new Energizer AA's into one of my EE100 Special's and now the shutter is working. Before I was using Ni-MH rechargeables. Do the EE100's not work off rechargeables? Shutter on camera #2 is still not working though.

 

[John Koehrer]

Didja clean the switch contacts? Over time they can tarnish.
I'm assuming it has an electronic switch not mechanical.

 

[Norkusa]

Nope, didn't think of that. I'll give it a try and see what happens!